Members of the Oak Grove High School Beta Club volunteered at the Parents as Teachers Read and Roll on Tuesday, November 6.
The event took place at Planet Gymnastics with volunteers guiding younger children through different stations that captivated their senses and creativity.
"It made me very...

The Oak Grove High School history department held the 22nd annual Veteran's Day breakfast Thursday morning at Movie Star resteraunt. Over 100 veterans and family members attended the event to honor their service.
"I got to greet the veterans who came in, talk to them, and make them feel welcome,"...

Oak Grove Primary recently held its annual Fall Festival where kids play games, win prizes, and make lasting memories.
This year was Laurie Stewart’s first year in charge of planning the festival after helping in previous years.
“Our first planning meeting was around the beginning of September,” Stewart sai...

Oak Grove High School ranks as the best Class-6A high school in the state, according to the Mississippi Department of Education’s rankings for the 2017-2018 school year.
This means that of the largest 32 public high schools in Mississippi, Oak Grove is number one in terms of education. Oak Gro...

Mississippi chef Nick Wallace visited Oak Grove High School to instruct and inspire students in the culinary program.
Wallace's demeanor and wise words left a lasting impression on the students. Juniors Destiny Moore and Mercedes Toto got to know more about him over lunch.
“Throughout the who...

Oak Grove High School and additional school districts around the state canceled school Wednesday due to Tropical Storm Gordon’s potential threat of heavy rain and power outages.
With the predictions that Gordon would become a category one hurricane, after-school activities were canceled on Tue...

Robert St. John is bringing Hattiesburg its first craft donut shop to add to his line of local restaurants.
The local entrepreneur has a strong reputation for opening successful restaurants in town, as he opened Ed's Burger Joint, Tabellas, Crescent City Grill, Purple Parrot and Branch.
Midtown...

A Forrest County Agricultural High School student is now in police custody after threats made to Purvis High School. Authorities were alerted to the threat after a Snapchat photo began circulating on social media with the caption "Think I'm playing Purvis?"
Following reports of the threat, Lamar County...

A second Keg and Barrel is opening near the Target shopping center in West Hattiesburg. The owner of the restaurant, John Neal, created a Facebook post on January 31 saying the new Keg and Barrel will open in the fall of 2018.
Neal's two partners in the Keg and Barrel West location, Diana Pennington...

Oak Grove High School was awarded a silver medal by US News & World Report for reaching the top 10 percent of all high schools in the U.S.
Out of over 22,000 public schools nationwide,Oak Grove High is currently ranked 2,572. OGHS also ranked fourth in the state, with only four other Mississippi...

An unnamed, 19 year old, pregnant woman was accidentally shot in the back by her father in Rankin County. The Rankin County Police Department received an emergency call just after 11:00 a.m. reporting that the woman had been shot in the back by her father's hunting rifle. It is said that the woman came...

Mrs. Carmen Swilley was honored at a dedication ceremony for the recently installed door in one of Oak Grove High School's community-based classrooms. The door gives the classroom direct access to the Sensory Garden.
Swilley spearheaded the construction of the Sensory Garden, and has advocated for the inst...